9 March 2019

Cinnabliss


The new bun on the block is unmistakably British:
delectable cinnamon knots at a boulangerie-pastry café on a narrow street in the Latin Quarter.



Below: a fresh batch gets a quick egg brush and ready for the oven


Circus Bakery
63 rue Galande 75005

8 March 2019

Tibetan boots


A pair of Tibetan boots waiting to be picked up from a Montmartre cordonnerie.
 

7 March 2019

One last round



A few last customers linger at a café-restaurant in Montmartre.

6 March 2019

5 March 2019

Seafood stall


Oysters, prawns, scallops, and hot spiced wine share a Montmartre food stand.

Update: thanks to chef Yves Camdeborde for "getting" my tongue-in-cheek take on 3/2 post Bistronomy a now over-used term - bistro + gastronomy - that came about thanks to him. See 10/2017 Flying pig
 

4 March 2019

Calderesque



Plenty of time left to catch the Calder-Picasso exhibition.

Ends August 25, 2019

Hôtel Salé
5 rue de Thorigny 75003 

2 March 2019

Bistronomy


Bistro + economy:
The rapport qualité-prix at this popular relative newcomer near the butte (see post A bouillon in Pigalle) is one of the best in the city.



Above: leeks vinaigrette with crushed hazelnuts entrée; bistro staple Boeuf Bourguignon on bed of coquillettes; thinly-sliced rare roast beef frites maison for lunch


Below: packed every night




Bouillon Pigalle
22 Boulevard de Clichy 75018

- No reservations -
Service continu from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m.  every day